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2. Country RepTrak®About Reputation Institute
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3. Country RepTrak®
• Country RepTrak® methodology
• The most reputed countries
• Why is a country’s reputation important?
Agenda
5. Country RepTrak®
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The Reputation Economy
Supportive
Behaviours
Value
Creation
Perceptions
Direct Experiences
Country Actions &
Communications
3rd-party Influence
Stereotypes
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2015 Country RepTrak® Study Overview
• Stakeholder Group (Target): General public balanced
to the country population on age and gender, and was
also controlled for region
• Country Selection: Largest economies by GDP
• Data Collection Method : CAWI (online interviews)
• Data Collection Period: From February to March 2015
• Sample: Over 48,000 consumers from G8 countries
7. Country RepTrak®
• Country RepTrak® methodology
• The most reputed countries in 2015
• Why is a country’s reputation important?
Agenda
8. Country RepTrak®
1 Canada +1 11 Ireland +2
2 Norway +4 12 Austria -1
3 Sweden = 13 UK +2
4 Switzerland -3 14 Italy +2
5 Australia = 15 Germany -5
6 Finland -2 16 Japan -2
7 New Zealand +1 17 Spain +1
8 Denmark -1 18 Portugal +1
9 Netherlands = 19 France -2
10 Belgium +2 20 Singapore =
78.1
77.1
76.6
76.4
76.3
75.1
75.0
74.5
73.7
72.3
72.0
71.2
69.5
69.4
69.0
69.0
67.8
64.4
64.4
61.1
Country RepTrak® 2015 – Top 20
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
*Based on World Bank, IMF, WTO, UNCTAD & UNWTO data.
USA
China
Japan
Germany
France
Brazil
UK
Italy
India
Russia
GDPPopulation TourismFDI
China France
Brazil
Germany
China
India
UK
China
USAUSA China
Indonesia
Spain
Japan
USA
Brazil
TurkeyFrance
Australia
USA
Pakistan
Italy
Bangladesh
Germany
Singapore
Russia Russia
Italy
UK
South Korea
Russia
Japan
Russia
Canada
Nigeria Netherlands
UK
Exports
Spain
Mexico
Thailand
Largest and most powerful countries are not necessarily the ones with the best reputations
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2015 Country RepTrak®
Scoring scale 0-100.
A difference among scores of ±1.4 points is significant at a 95% level of confidence..
Canada
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Australia
Finland
NewZealand
Denmark
theNetherlands
Belgium
Ireland
Austria
theUnitedKingdom
Italy
Germany
Japan
Spain
Portugal
France
Singapore
Thailand
UnitedStatesofAmerica
Poland
CzechRepublic
Taiwan
Brazil
Peru
Greece
Argentina
Chile
Philippines
Malaysia
India
UAE(incl.AbuDhabi&Dubai)
Indonesia
SouthKorea
Mexico
Venezuela
Turkey
SouthAfrica
Egypt
Israel
Qatar
Romania
Colombia
China
Ukraine
SaudiArabia
Algeria
Kazakhstan
Nigeria
Russia
Pakistan
Iran
Iraq
78.1
77.1
76.6
76.4
76.3
75.1
75.0
74.5
73.7
72.3
72.0
71.2
69.5
69.4
69.0
69.0
67.8
64.4
64.4
61.1
57.7
57.0
56.8
56.5
56.2
56.1
55.6
55.5
55.3
54.8
54.5
54.0
52.7
51.9
51.5
50.8
50.1
50.0
49.8
49.7
48.6
47.0
46.6
43.9
43.1
42.5
41.4
41.0
40.2
39.9
36.3
35.1
31.5
29.8
22.5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
Global mean (56.3)
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Evolution 2014-2015
Evolution of Country RepTrak® in the last year
Iran +10.8%
Egypt +11.6%
China +7.9%
India +7.4%
Taiwan +7.4%
Indonesia +7.1%
Philippines +7.3%
South Korea +6.5%
Spain +6.1%
Portugal +6.1% Greece +6.1%
Belgium +5.5%
Ireland +5.2%
Italy +5.4%
Colombia +5.6%
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Canada
Sweden
Switzerland
Australia
Norway
New Zealand
Denmark
Netherlands
Austria
Finland
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Canada Canada
Australia
AustraliaAustralia
Australia
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden CanadaCanada
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland
Switzerland
Norway
Norway
Norway
Finland
Sweden
New Zealand
New Zealand
Finland
Finland
FinlandNorway
Austria Austria
AustriaNew Zealand
Denmark DenmarkDenmark
Netherlands Netherlands
NetherlandsNetherlands
Denmark
BelgiumGermany
Canada
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Australia
Finland
New Zealand
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
2015
Country RepTrak® Top 10 by Year
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Asia: On the rise
Asian countries have
improved their reputations on
average 3.9% (+1.7 Pulse
points), although they are still
weak (except for Japan)
+3.9%
Iran (+10.8%), China (+7.9%) and India
(+7.4%) are the most improved
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Scoring scale 0-100.
A difference among scores of ±1.4 points is significant at a 95% level of confidence..
China: Powerful economy, but weak reputation
Score of the attributes
Weightoftheattributes
Safe place
Responsible
Ethic
Orogressive policies Effective government
Operates efficiently
Environment for business
Friendly
Beautiful
Lifestyle
Enjoyable
Quality P&S Culture
Workforce
Well-know n brands
Education
Technology
4,0
4,5
5,0
5,5
6,0
6,5
7,0
7,5
8,0
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5
Appealing Environment Effective Government Advanced Economy
Progressive policies
Country scores (differences from total average)
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Scoring scale 0-100.
A difference among scores of ±1.4 points is significant at a 95% level of confidence..
Japan: The strongest reputation in Asia
Score of the attributes
Weightoftheattributes
Safe place
Responsible
Ethic
Orogressive policies Effective government
Operates efficiently
Environment for business
Friendly
Beautiful
Lifestyle
Enjoyable
Quality P&SCulture
Workforce
Well-know n brands
Education
Technology
4,0
4,5
5,0
5,5
6,0
6,5
7,0
7,5
8,0
-5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Appealing Environment Effective Government Advanced Economy
Progressive policies
Country scores (differences from total average)
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Latin America: Positive trend
Latin American countries continue to
improve their reputations, except for
Brazil (-2.4%).
Colombia’s reputation improves as its
economic indicators grow. The peace
process seems to have had a very positive
effect.
Latin American countries have
improved their reputations on
average 3.1% in the last year.
+3.1%
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Scoring scale 0-100.
A difference among scores of ±1.4 points is significant at a 95% level of confidence..
Colombia: Reputation takes off
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
50
40
30
Colombia improves its reputation +20.4% since 2010,
helped by the economy (PIB increases 4.2% year over year
on average for the same period)
and the peace process turnaround in 2012.
+7.3 since 2010
(+20.4%)
Peace process
started
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Greece’s reputation fell dramatically
with its economic crises and default
(it was the country in the study that
fell the most in 2012), but since then
there is a positive trend (+6.1%)
Europe: Polarized
In the context of economic crisis and constraint
policies, Germany’s and France’s reputation fell
slightly
(-1.3% and 0.8% respectively).
Northern European countries are in the top ten list
while Spain (+6.1%), Portugal (6.1%), Italy (+5.4%)
and Ireland (+5.2%) have improved their
reputations after some economic indicators started
to improve.
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Relevance
1
4
6
2
12
3
15
11
13
8
5
10
16
14
17
9
7
6.0
5.4
4.4
3.8
3.6
3.3
2.8
1.1
-1.5
-1.9
-2.0
-3.2
-3.8
-4.1
-5.0
-5.7
-5.9
Italy: Standout country for its lifestyle, culture and well-known brands
Scoring scale 0-100.
A difference among scores of ±1.4 points is significant at a 95% level of confidence..
Friendly & welcoming people
Appealing lifestyle
Enjoyable country
Beautiful country
Contributor to global culture
Safe environment
Well-known brands
High quality products & services
Well-educated & reliable people
Progressive social & economic policies
Responsible participant in the global
community
Operates efficiently
Values education
Favorable environment for business
Technologically advanced
Effective government
Ethical country
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Russia: Worsening…
Ukraine’s reputation is also
affected (-2.8%)
Crimea annexation and the Ukrainian crisis are
costing Russia its reputation, worsening its
downward trend (-3.2%)
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France
Germany
the United Kingdom
Italy
United States of America
Canada
Japan
Spain
Australia
Mexico
China
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
India
South Korea
Peru
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
-100% -80% -60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
DifferencebetweenreputationscoreinthecountryandG8average
Difference betweencountry's reputation score and G8 average
Positive
equivalence
Mutual affinity
Mutual rejection
Negative
equivalence
Affinity quadrant
Russia: Unrequited reputation
Positive affinity
Negative affinity
Scoring scale 0-100.
A difference among scores of ±1.4 points is significant at a 95% level of confidence..
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The USA’s reputation continues the positive
trend under the Obama administration, though
it seems to have stabilized. Overall, the USA has
seen an improvement of 9.6 Pulse points since
2008.
+9.6 since 2008
(+20.2%)
USA: Quantifying the ‘Obama Effect’
40
50
60
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Scoring scale 0-100.
A difference among scores of ±1.4 points is significant at a 95% level of confidence..
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Global mean (68.3)
2015 Country RepTrak® - Internal Reputation (Self-Image)
Scoring scale 0-100.
A difference among scores of ±1.4 points is significant at a 95% level of confidence..
Australia
Canada
Russia
India
Germany
UnitedStatesofAmerica
Japan
theUnitedKingdom
Peru
China
France
90.1
84.3
82.3
81.7
79.4
76.8
76.6
76.1
74.6
73.8
71.8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Turkey
Chile
Spain
Colombia
Mexico
Argentina
SouthKorea
Italy
Brazil
SouthAfrica
66.5
64.7
63.1
59.5
59.1
57.4
54.5
53.5
49.4
38.7
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Gap between Internal and External Reputation
Countries with a major gap between
internal (self-image) and external
perceptions
Countries most critical of
themselves
Countries least critical of
themselves
Scoring scale 0-100.
A difference among scores of ±1.4 points is significant at a 95% level of confidence..
Russia
China
India
UnitedStatesofAmerica
Peru
Turkey
Colombia
47.2
31.3
29.1
19.8
19.0
16.8
16.4
Australia
Germany
Chile
Mexico
Japan
France
theUnitedKingdom
Canada
SouthKorea
Argentina
Spain
Brazil
SouthAfrica
Italy
13.8
10.4
9.8
9.0
7.7
7.5
6.6
6.2
3.7
2.1
-4.8
-6.7
-11.0
-15.9
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50
60
70
80
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Externa Interna
12.5
2.3
4.1
2.8
7.3 10.9
4.8
External Internal
Gap between Internal and External Reputation for Spain by Year
GAP
Scoring scale 0-100.
A difference among scores of ±1.4 points is significant at a 95% level of confidence..
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Key Factors in Reputation: Dimension Weights
36.9%
36.1%27.1%
Adj R2 = 0.694
N = 86,798
37.2%
35.4%27.4%
Weights 2014
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Advanced Economy
27.1%
Friendly & welcoming people
Beautiful country
Appealing lifestyle
Enjoyable country
Safe environment
Responsible participant in the global community
Ethical country
Progressive social & economic policies
Effective government
Operates efficiently
Favorable environment for business
High quality products & services
Contributor to global culture
Well-educated & reliable people
Well-known brands
Values education
Technologically advanced
Appealing Environment
36.1%
Effective Government
36.9%
6.9
6.5
6.4
5.9
5.9
5.6
5.2
7.6
7.0
6.6
6.4
5.5
5.5
5.3
4.8
4.7
4.2
Adj R2 = 0.701
N = 50,847
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Argentina
Australia
Austria Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
France Germany
Greece
India
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Peru Portugal
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand Netherlands
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Algeria
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
Qatar
Culture
Lifestyle
Technology
Safety
EfficientFriendly
Education
Ethical
Beautiful
Enjoyable
Business
Government
Progressive policies
Responsible
P&S
Brands
Countries reputation mapping
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Emotional Halo (emotional/rational gap) – Top 10 / Bottom 10
Emotional Halo
(Pulse-Index)
Emotional Halo
(Pulse-Index)
1 Spain
2 Australia
3 Brazil
4 New Zealand
5 Portugal
6 Philippines
7 Ireland
8 Peru
9 Mexico
10 Finland
1 United States of America
2 Russia
3 China
4 Saudi Arabia
5 Qatar
6 Colombia
7 Germany
8 South Korea
9 Iran
10 Japan
64,0 +3,8
72,8 +3,5
52,6 +3,5
71,7 +3,3
61,3 +3,1
51,6 +2,9
69,5 +2,5
53,4 +2,3
47,8 +2,2
73,1 +1,9
64,9 -7,9
42,5 -7,4
48,1 -5,6
46,0 -5,0
51,4 -4,8
47,5 -4,5
73,2 -4,2
54,9 -4,1
33,7 -3,9
72,7 -3,8
35. Country RepTrak®
• Country RepTrak® methodology
• The most reputed countries
• Why is a country’s reputation important?
Agenda
36. Country RepTrak®
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International tourist arrivals increased by 4.4% in
2014 to reach
1.135 billion
Growth is expected to continue in 2015 by 3 to 4%
Source: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer 2014
Today’s World Context: International Tourism
37. Country RepTrak®
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Global foreign direct investment (FDI)
inflows reached
US$ 1.2 trillion
and is projected to reach US$ 1.4
trillion in 2015
Source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Today’s World Context: International FDI
in 2014
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Today’s World Context: International Trade
3.4% for global GDP
Sources: WTO Secretariat and IMF
International trade in 2014 is forecasted
to grow by 2.8% and
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Why Is Country Reputation Important?
As in the case of companies, countries also have their own reputation and that has an impact on their
performance.
Countries with a good reputation
welcome more tourists
Countries with a good reputation
attract FDI
Countries with a good reputation attract
foreign knowledge & talent
Countries with a good reputation
increase exports
Countries with a good reputation
improve their public diplomacy
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Key Drivers for Influencing Stakeholder Behaviors
Key Drivers
Beautiful country
Enjoyable country
Friendly & welcoming people
Key Drivers
Appealing lifestyle
Safe environment
Ethical country
Key Drivers
Favorable environment for business
Well-known brands
Technologically advanced
VISIT INVEST
LIVE
BUY
Key Drivers
High quality products & services
Well-known brands
Friendly & welcoming people
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Key Drivers for Influencing Stakeholder Behaviors
Key Drivers
Enjoyable country
Beautiful country
Safe environment
ATTEND/ORGANIZE EVENTS
WORK
STUDY
Key Drivers
Safe environment
Contributor to global culture
Well-known brands
Key Drivers
Safe environment
Favorable environment for business
Appealing lifestyle
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Switzerland
Canada
Australia
Norway
Sweden
Finland
New Zealand
the Netherlands
Denmark
Italy
73.9
73.8
73.7
72.7
72.4
71.9
70.9
69.7
69.6
69.2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Canada
Switzerland
Australia
Sweden
Norway
the United Kingdom
Denmark
Finland
Germany
the Netherlands
76.2
73.8
72.8
72.4
72.4
72.2
70.5
70.4
70.3
70.1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Canada
Switzerland
Australia
Norway
Sweden
New Zealand
Denmark
the Netherlands
Germany
Finland
75.9
74.3
72.8
72.0
70.9
70.1
69.5
69.4
69.4
68.5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Work Study
Attend/Organize events
Supportive Behaviours towards Top 10 Countries
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Intention to VisitCountry Reputation Tourism ($)
0.7 0.6
*Based on World Bank data
Country Reputation & Tourism
According to the analysis carried out by Reputation Institute, there is a demonstrated correlation between
the a country’s reputation and the income it receives from tourism.
*Pearson correlation
46. Country RepTrak®
Conclusions 1
• Country reputations can be measured in a similar way to those of people or
companies.
• A country’s overall reputation is an emotional perception constructed through direct
experience, own communication, third parties’ perspectives and generally accepted
stereotypes.
• The overall emotional perception can be explained through different attributes and
dimensions. Three main dimensions explain a country’s reputation:
• Quality of life (appealing environment).
• Quality of its institutions (effective government).
• Level of development (advanced economy).
• Countries with a strong reputation are positively perceived in all three dimensions.
• Canada is perceived as the top country in quality of life.
• Sweden is perceived as the top country in terms of the quality of its institutions.
• Japan is perceived as the country with a higher level of development.
• Reputation has a strong impact on the supportive behaviours of stakeholders that
improve a country’s economy: tourist arrivals, foreign direct investment, exports, etc.
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Conclusions 2
• Canada takes first place in the ranking, recovering the leadership it had between 2011 and
2013.
• Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden and Australia are the best perceived countries
among the population of the most relevant economies of the world.
• Latin American countries still maintain a growth path (average +3.1%), headed by
Colombia. On the other hand, Brazil’s reputation fell (-2.4%) as a consequence of
institutional and economic crisis.
• Asian countries keep improving their reputations, led by Iran (10.8%), although still at very
low levels. India and China have relevant increases in 2015 (+7.4% and +7.9%,
respectively).
• European countries are changing trends: Germany’s reputation starts to erode (-1.3%),
while Spain (+6.1%), Portugal (6.1%), Italy (+5.4%) and Ireland (+5.2%) improved their
reputations after their economic indicators started to improve.
• Russia’s reputation shows a negative trend, damaged by the Ukrainian crisis and Crimea’s
annexation.
• USA’s reputation seems to have stabilized after the positive trend under the Obama
administration, improving 9.6 Pulse points since 2008.
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How to Help a Place Manage its Reputation
There are three basic elements:
Perceptions tracking
Analysis of economic
implications
Action plans
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Action Planning: Tactical Actions
PERCEPTION
Bad
Good
Good
REALITY
Communication is required
to capitalize on good reality
and overcome poor
perceptions
Change is required to alter
’reality’ and minimize
reputational risk
Bad